Behind the house, there was a large garden with pavilions and flowers, it was truly a rare and beautiful place.
After coming to Caunter’s villa for so long, it was the first time she walked into this place, and the beautiful scenery attracted her. So, she couldn’t help but step inside. Inside the flowers and grasses, there was a fishpond filled with lotus flowers. The flowers were in full bloom with the arrival of summer.
So beautiful! Abigail murmured and lean closer.
A burst of laughter was heard, and they were Stacy and Annie who were coming to this way. To avoid the trouble, Abigail hid her small body behind the flowers.
This place was close to the pool, and the fragrance of the flowers in the pond was refreshing.
Stacy and Annie laughed as they walked through the path and heading in the other direction.
” Annie, I’m so much happy to have you as my sister-in-law.” Stacy’s voice came through the flowers.
” Do you want me to be your sister-in-law?”
“Of course, how was last night? Has brother ever…” Annie was shy after Stacy asked the question.
“Well, I’m sure we’ll have some good news soon,” Annie stroked her flat belly and replied, and the two of them went even further away.
Joshua’s energy was not ordinary, and Abigail could listen clearly to the conversation between the two of them. She remembered Joshua who galloped over her like a hungry lion last night.
Perhaps torturing her was something he couldn’t always forget so that he had to sex with her while he was sex with his fiancée too.
“Madam, come down.” A voice sounded anxious and Abigail’s thoughts were interrupted. When she looked up, a middle-aged woman dressed as a maid was running towards, her mouth constantly repeating what she had just said.
The middle-aged woman stopped at the edge of the pool, and a grey-haired old lady was sitting on the railing in front of her.
Granny? Abigail recognized the old lady who was sitting on the railing. This was the same grandmother who had met her twice and helped her twice.
Why was she sitting there? The railing wasn’t high off the ground, but it was some distance from the water. She was sitting on it and bringing her feet up over the railing slowly, she was trying to slide down into the pool!
“Don’t scare me, madam, come back!” The middle-aged woman tried to hold the old lady back, and the old lady held one of the sticks in her hand to knock the maid. With only her hand on the railing, half her body was already poking out of it, and her trembling body could fall into the pool at any moment!
“Miss Spencer, come and help me.” The middle-aged woman, who knew Annie, begged for help.
Annie and Stacy came back when they heard the woman asked for help. They were standing not far from the old lady, and Stacy shrieked sharply. “Grandma, come down!”
The old lady is Stacy’s grandmother? Abigail was getting shocked and she was unable to connect the old lady, with the cold-blooded and heartless Caunter’s siblings.
The old lady muttered something and her gaze cast on the surface of the pool, constantly searching for something.
What was she looking for? Abigail followed her gaze, and a broken doll floated to the surface of the pool.
“It’s just a broken doll, isn’t it? It’s dirty and rotten, and I had thrown it and she was keeping biting and hitting me.” The middle-aged woman was complaining then dangled her arm out in front of Annie and Stacy.
“Grandma, we don’t want that damn thing!” Stacy cast a despicable glance at the floating objects on the surface of the pool and shouted.
The old lady dropped her stick and kept continuing to probe downward.
“Annie, look! She’s going to fall later!” Anxiousness appeared on Stacy’s face as well. She dropped her pleading gaze on Annie.
“This… “Annie’s saw a familiar figure coming from far – Joshua. Such a thing would certainly reach Joshua’s ears as quickly as possible.
How shrewd she was, how could she let go of this wonderful opportunity to please Joshua?
“I’ll go persuade her.” Annie patted Stacy’s small hand and walked towards the old lady. “Grandmother, come back, it’s dangerous down there.”
Annie was trying to hold the old lady’s hand but followed by a screaming, which was clearly from Annie’s mouth. The old lady had bite Annie and Annie completely forgot about her surroundings and pushed at the old lady.
“You damn old thing!” Her face was with anger.
The old lady lost her center of gravity and fell in the pool.
“No!”
Abigail didn’t have time to think, she jumped into the water and swam towards the old lady who was struggling in the water.
Fortunately, this position was not far from the old lady. Abigail managed to grab her in the water. She was placing one hand under her armpit and paddling the water with only one hand.
The old lady’s body was so heavy, coupled with the constant struggle, several times, she almost let go of her hand, if this continued, both of them would be in danger. Abigail remembered that she usually liked to call her Silvia, and with a smart move, she gasped to the old lady and said, “Sil… Silvia take you up…”
The old lady was stopped struggling and allowed Abigail to carry her up. Abigail swam to the shore and the person who ready to rescue pulled the two onto the shore.
After a brief period of calm, the old lady still coughed.
Joshua pushed Abigail away and anxiously hugged the old lady when he arrived, he constantly patting the old lady’s back. “Grandmother, how are you?”
It was the first time Abigail had seen him show such an anxious look, the old lady was his grandmother. It seemed that he was a filial grandson, and this moment made Abigail’s impression of Joshua a bit better.
After coughing, the old lady felt much better, and her eyes soon fell on Abigail who was lying on the ground gasping for breath.
“Silvia… Silvia… my Silvia… they all bully me; they all bully me…” The old lady was getting away from Joshua’s hand, and she crawled towards Abigail. The old lady’s pitiful look made Abigail’s heartbroken, and Abigail hugged her without hesitation.
“It’s okay, no one will bully you.” She whispered to comfort the injured old lady.
Annie covered her hands and came along with Stacy. She was shedding tears of frustration as she faced Joshua. “Joshua, it’s all my fault for not saving grandmother. I promise you that I will take good care of your grandmother on your behalf in the future.”
Joshua didn’t look at her, he only casting his thoughtful gaze towards Abigail who was hugging his grandmother on the ground.
Annie’s gaze followed Joshua who also landed on Abigail, her face totally filled with anger. She walked up and pushing Abigail down to the ground.
“What are you settling for! I could have saved Grandma very well, what are you shouting for, you’re scaring people.”
Abigail supported half of her body and her eyes filled with puzzlement. She only shouted after the grandmother fell, how did it turn out like this?
Seeing Joshua’s lack of reaction, Annie didn’t forget to pull Stacy to come and testify. “Stacy, did she scare grandmother?”
Stacy, who had always been hostile to Abigail didn’t care what the truth was and nodded in agreement.
“Are you guys mistaken?” Abigail’s innocent eyes fell on Stacy’s gloating face, then moved to Annie’s face and saw the same expression.
“As if…”
“Shut up, you’re useless for not taking care of grandma!”
The middle-aged maid on the side wanted to say something fair, but when Stacy yelled at her, she immediately shut his mouth.
“Mr. Caunter, I don’t dare to take care of madam anymore, she bites people.” The middle-aged maid walked up to Joshua and said.
“Alright, you can go,” Joshua spoke and his gaze once again falling on Abigail.
“Silvia… look, they’re so fierce.” The old lady clung even more tightly to Abigail and she was looking at Annie and the others with fear.
Abigail stroked the back of the grandmother and comforted her. “It’s okay, no one will bully you.”
“Brother, grandmother should be sent to the hospital in such a condition, why are you letting her staying at home, there are already seven or eight maids who have changed, no one wants to take care of her!” Stacy had no affection for her grandmother, and if it weren’t out of fear of Joshua, she would have been rude to her long ago.
“Shut up!” Joshua sealed Stacy’s mouth with two simple words, and she could only stand angrily and stomp her feet.
“How about… I’ll take care of her.” Abigail volunteered. The old lady seemed to be dependent on her, she also had a fondness for old people, and it was good to not have to get between Annie and Joshua.
Annie knew of the old lady’s position in Joshua’s heart, how could she let go of the opportunity to express herself. After hearing Abigail take the initiative to take care of the old lady, she also got up the courage and say, “I’ll take care of it, no matter what, I’m her future granddaughter-in-law, we have to live together, I’m not afraid of suffering.”
“Well, I agree, never give this woman take care of grandma!” Stacy did not forget to disparage Abigail as she expressed her agreement.
“Grandmother, come on, let’s go!” Annie reached out her hand and pulled the old lady’s arm.
“Go away!” The old lady took another bite at that arm, causing Annie to scream in pain and almost slap the old lady’s face.
Joshua lowered his eyes and didn’t even look at Annie, “It seems that you can’t do it.”
“I can… “Annie stroked the pain, she would love not to take care of this old, ugly and crazy woman, but to get the position of Caunter’s mistress, she had to begrudge herself.
Stacy backed Annie to the end. “Who says Annie can’t do it? Granny likes to do that to everyone.”
“Just you.” Joshua didn’t listen to his sister and Annie’s advice and pointed at Abigail.
“Brother!” Stacy stomped her foot in defiance.
“Take grandma to change her clothes, a doctor will come and examine her right away,” Joshua commanded to the Abigail on the floor and stepped away.
Abigail breathed a sigh of relief, she could finally be out of Joshua’s sight, and it was great that she could live with an old lady that she liked.
“Granny, let’s go.”
“Yes, let’s go, Silvia.” The old lady had completely recognized her as Silvia. As she crossed over to Stacy, she unsurprisingly received a sarcastic comment from her. “That’s a clever tactic, you such a bad woman! Don’t think that if you put my mother’s name on it, you’ll be able to stay in the Caunter’s villa. I’m telling you; I won’t let you live well when you’re here! “